USB PRINTER PORT

[David Slater]

Has anyone else had problems LOOSING the USB Print port? I lost mine, now on
my ALL-IN-ONE Epson CX3200, I can SCAN but can't print. USB PORT is now not
an option on the SERVER PROPERTIES/PORTS.
Plus my Logitech Web Cam now asks for the installation disk each time I plug
it in.
Have I screwed up USB, or as SP2 caused a problem? Most of this happened a
few days after installing SP2, but since I never CHECKED all these
functions, I have cleared all my protected files with Norton.
Any pointers appreciated.

 

[stephen crawford]

i lost mine on upgrade to xp....found it was disabled in bios.......dont
know how...but just a thought have you made sure usb enabled in bios?
have you tried reinstall drivers for printer

 

[David Slater]

All of the above. No Luck!

Even disabled USB to try and get Windows to re-detect USB. Tried changing
from 2.0 to 1.1, high speed and full speed, no luck.

Unplugging all USB devices, then plugging in the printer forces XP to
detect, but I get a popup that the PORT is not available, and hardware will
not work.

 

[David Slater]

In case anyone is interested, I solved this problem, and hopefully it will
help others.
Found that the USB Monitor KEY had been removed from the registry, I presume
by a program uninstall. Not sure what program did it.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\USB
Monitor]
"Driver"="usbmon.dll"

If you run into the same problem, look for this key.